HMD Global brings Nokia 5.1 Plus to Germany

HMD Global is now launching the Nokia X5, which has already been introduced in China, as Nokia 5.1 Plus in Germany as well. The smartphone with Mediatek chipset and 5.8-inch display is available in this country from 5 November, the major electronics markets already accept pre-orders. HMD calls for the version with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage almost 250 euros. The manufacturer in Germany does not offer a different memory configuration, but the memory can be expanded by means of a microSD card to up to 400 Gbytes.

Mediatek with AI

The Nokia 5.1 Plus is powered by a Mediatek Helio P60, which was introduced by the Taiwanese manufacturer in the spring, and is mainly used in devices of the beginner and middle class. In addition to the established Big-Little principle (4 × Cortex A73 and 4 × Cortex A53) and GPU (Mali-G72MP3), the eight-core unit also includes a computation unit for AI applications. Mediatek calls this the APU. Other chip manufacturers also integrate such AI units that are supposed to support the camera software, for example.

The main camera of the Nokia 5.1 plus has two lenses with 13 and 5 megapixels as well as an electronic image stabilizer. The second lens provides depth information for the desired bokeh effect. Video records the main camera in Full HD (1080p) at 30 frames per second. On the front sits a selfie camera with 8 megapixels.

Android One

The Nokia 5.1 Plus is delivered with Android 8.1 (Oreo), but the manufacturer promises an update to the new Android 9 (Pie). The Nokia 5.1 Plus is part of the "Android One" program and will receive the system updates for two years. The monthly security patches are being supplied to the smartphone three years after its market launch.